From Union County Health Department Facebook page Union County Health Department is offering COVID-19 tests at the Old Webb’s Store on Main Street in Brownsville on Thursday, August 20 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. This is open to only Union County residents.
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FCHS’ season-opening football game has been canceled
By John Estridge Franklin County’s season-opening football game against New Castle Friday night, August 21, at home has been canceled. It cannot be verified through official channels, but it is believed to be COVID-19-related at the Henry County school. Franklin County Athletic Directors Denny Dorrel and Brad Stacy, as well as, the FCHS football coaching …
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Three more COVID-19-related deaths reported in Franklin County making it 22; UCCCJSD has an elementary student and a UCCCJSD teacher test positive
By John Estridge from information supplied by Indiana State Department of Health and Franklin County Health Department The number of Franklin County’s COVID-19-related deaths increased by three from 19 to 22. According to the Franklin County Health Department, the three new deaths are: a female in her 70s, a male in his 70s and a …
UCCCJSD teacher and College Corner Elementary student test positive for COVID-19 (Updated)
By John Estridge (Updated) Parents of students in the Union County College Corner Joint School District received a message Friday, August 14, and one Sunday, from the school corporation. The first one informed parents a student at College Corner Elementary School had tested positive after leaving school and Sunday’s said one teacher within the system …
UC’s number of positive COVID-19 test results dramatically increase by 12 percent between Saturday and Sunday
By John Estridge with information from the Indiana State Department of Health The number of Union County’s COVID-19 positive test results skyrocketed between Saturday, August 15 and Sunday, August 16. It increased by five to 47. While it looks small in numbers, the increase is a 12 percent increase. Fortunately, the number of deaths in …
FC’s COVID-19 positive test results increase by two to 253
By John Estridge with numbers from the Indiana State Department of Health Franklin County’s number of COVID-19 positive tests went up by two since Friday, August 14, to 253. The Indiana State Department of Health updated the number of deaths in FC to 19. Union County’s numbers remained unchanged since Friday with 42 positive tests …
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Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill is another voice in the state calling for a special legislative session regarding COVID-19
From a press release from the Indiana Attorney General’s Office with a preface from the Fired Editor Fired Editor’s Note: Some legislators and others are calling for Gov. Eric Holcomb to call a legislative special session to deal with items related to the COVID-19 pandemic. On Thursday, Aug. 13, I wrote an article about the …
FC’s deaths related to COVID-19 increase by four and positive test results also increase by four; UC’s positive test results increase by one
By John Estridge off data from the ISDH website Franklin County’s death toll related to COVID-19 increased by four to 19. However, not all of the deaths have been picked up by the Indiana State Department of Health website. It also shows FC has four more COVID-19 positive test results putting that figure up to …
Four more COVID-19-related deaths reported in FC
From a FC COVID-19 press release Four more deaths attributed to COVID-19 in Franklin County were announced today by the Franklin County COVID-19 Task Force in its weekly press release. It was posted on the FC Health Department Facebook page. The deaths are a female in her 70s and three males: one in his 50s, …
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COVID-19 positive test results may be slowing for FC and UC
By John Estridge Things may be turning around for Franklin and Union counties regarding COVID-19 positive test results. According to daily figures released by the Indiana State Board of Health, the number of positive results in Franklin County went up by two to 247, and the number in Union County remained the same at 41. …
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